n the summer of 1962, the unthinkable happened at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary ... Prisoners locked inside were stripped of light and warmth, left to sit in total darkness for days or even ...

But the federal government runs only one "Supermax:" the notorious US Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado. More widely known as the ADX or the "Alcatraz of the ...

Here are some of the more notorious penitentiaries that are worth checking out. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (United States) From 1934 to 1963, the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz ...

Business Insider visited Alcotraz, a controversial Alcatraz themed pop up cocktail ... Sam Shearman about the backlash he has received around the prison theme. Mr Shearman said; "So I've always ...

U.S. authorities are preparing to transfer former federal death row ... Haute — to a higher-security prison in Colorado. Sometimes referred to as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies,” the ...

A request emerged from Reynhard Sinaga's parents to the Indonesian government for their son to be returned to their homeland.

As one of only four territorial prisons open for tours (like the infamous Alcatraz), the Old Idaho Penitentiary offers a look at life behind bars. In 1872, it started receiving criminals to its ...